Winter Weather News and Information

🗑️ Trash & Recycling

Trash and recycling (including cart recycling) will be collected on the regular schedule for the rest of the week; no yard waste, brush, or metals will be collected for the rest of this week.
Reminder: Monday and Tuesday routes will be collected on their regular collection days next week.

 Crews will continue to address issues until temperatures rise above freezing:

• Shovel and plow school zones, sidewalks, and bus stops
• Refine snow removal on primary and secondary roads: turn lanes, lane widening, intersections, crosswalks, curb cuts, etc.
• Address all refreezing on roads, bus stops, and more 

• Public works crews are back on 8-hour shifts.
• Responding to 311 calls and resident requests.
• Continuing work on school zones, sidewalks, and bus stops.
• Refining primary and secondary routes: turn lanes, lane widening, intersections, crosswalks, and curb cuts.
• Checking HVAC systems in city buildings.
• Repairing equipment used during the event.
• Checking traffic signals for proper function.

• Plows are focusing on residential streets, and crews will continue addressing refreezing throughout the city tonight.
• All streets have been plowed at least once; 90% are fully open with minimal driveway blockages.
• Crews are assigned to address resident complaints and blocked driveways, clear partially obstructed lanes on primary roads, and widen streets where possible.
• All city facilities have been cleared and are accessible.

• Plows are focusing on residential streets, and crews will address refreezing throughout the city tonight.
• Crews are focusing on bus stops, shelters, and surrounding sidewalks. It's slow going due to ice.
• Trash and recycling (including cart recycling) will be collected on Wednesday; no brush, yard waste, or metal.
• CUE will resume full service on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
• City services continue uninterrupted despite facility closures: services are available online, and staff are answering phone calls.
• All snow equipment is in service. Fleet has performed more than 40 repairs to keep plows running; parts are breaking off due to the ice, but crews are keeping equipment in service.
• Weather forecasters have compared this event's snowfall to a 20-inch blizzard due to water packed inside — comparable to or in excess of the big storms of 2009 or 2010. With temperatures plunging into the single digits for days, the mass will remain frozen solid well into the week. Stay safe and warm.

Heavy snow from Winter Storm Fern requires additional workers and equipment on every route, and crews continue to work 12-hour shifts in temperatures that drop into the single digits (and are forecast to drop below zero).

Quick glimpse:

• 13 trucks are in city subdivisions.
• Two tandems are cleaning up any residue on primary roads.
• One backhoe is helping where needed due to the weight of the snow.
• Plows have been "tripping," or falling over, from the weight of the snow.
• Crews try to avoid blocking driveway aprons, but the weight of the snow makes it difficult in certain situations.
• Snow pack (compressed accumulated snow) is making it difficult to clear city streets and some park parking lots.

Highlights:

• City facilities parking lots, sidewalks, and Old Town right-of-way have been cleared.
• Clearing school zones through Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
• Refuse crews will start cleaning bus stops at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
• Crews will continue to work 12-hour shifts for a few more days.

Questions? Call the Snow Command Center: 703-385-2629

Crews continue plowing and salting, with multiple treatments needed—especially on main roads. 13 trucks are working secondary and residential streets. If you haven't seen a plow yet, expect one pass on every residential road by midnight tonight.

Surfaces are refreezing quickly. Crews with ice picks, shovels, and salt are clearing sidewalks around city buildings, CUE Bus stops, school zones, and other right-of-way areas.

Questions? Call the Snow Command Center: 703-385-2629

Primary roads are passable, but crews are continuing treatment due to sleet. Residential plowing expected to begin around midnight, with one pass on every street within 24 hours. Crews working overnight on city facilities, sidewalks, and parking lots. School pathways addressed tomorrow morning, followed by priority city sidewalks, then bus stops and shelters.

• Jan. 26 Planning Commission Meeting canceled.
• Jan. 26 School Board Work Session to be held virtually. View details.
• Washington Balalaika Concert (Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series) rescheduled to Friday, May 8.